Posted on 03/11/2018 11:10:08 AM PDT by richardb72
Snopes.com fact-checked a post that we first put up in June 2015 and updated on January 7, 2016. They wrote: “Our conclusion is that this is accurate based on the CPRC’s definition of a mass shooting, but also extremely misleading. It uses inappropriate statistical methods to obscure the reality that mass shootings are very rare in most countries, so that when they do happen they have an outsized statistical effect.”
They made two general points: questioning our definition of mass public shootings and that we obscure how rare these attacks are in European countries.
Definition of mass public shooting.
We used the traditional FBI definition of mass public shootings in all our posts on this (e.g., here, here, and here). There are several parts to this definition.
1) The official FBI definition of mass public shootings excludes “shootings that resulted from gang or drug violence” or that occurred in the commission of another crime such as robbery. 2) The FBI also includes only shootings in “public places” such as: commercial areas (malls, stores and other businesses); schools and colleges; open spaces; government properties (including military bases and civilian offices); houses of worship; and healthcare facilities. 3) From the 1980s to 2013, the original FBI definition of “mass killings” had been “four or more victims slain, in one event, in one location,” and the offender is not included in the victim count (CRS, July 30, 2015). In 2013, the definition was changed to “three or more killings.”....
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SNOPES? Nope!
Those aren’t mistakes. They were intentional obfuscations.
When Snopes debunks the hands up don’t shoot narrative then MAYBE then I’ll consider them semi credible.
This was more credible than many conclusions. It is common for Snopes to conclude the truth of something while just wishing it away.
Snopes is a total joke
Who fact checks the Fact Checkers?
Snopes is nothing but a nerdy liberal propagandizing for the liberals.
There is ZERO truth to Snopes. They’ve been found to lie so many times even CNN is more trustworthy.
Bump.
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